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Description: | A slightly worn and corroded silver Denarius of Carausius (286-93), ADVENTVS AVG, London Mint (RSR). The obverse type is unclear and might be a bare bust (this is not published). RIC V, pt 2, c.f. 598. Reece 14. Measures 19mm in diameter, by 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.94g.
The style of the bust and the apparently broken obverse legend are unusual. The bust is more Tetrarchic. The Adventus type suggests that this coin was struck early in the reign and the probable RSR mark means it was struck at London. Although the ADVENTVS types are relatively common, the style of this coin is hightly unusual. The style of the bust would suggest that the coin is later, but it is hard to reconcile this with an RSR ADVENTVS type. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 286
293 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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